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ArticleIn defence of ESG: Treating emissions in a silo will not solve the climate crisis
The below letter was drafted in response to an article in The Economist: “ESG should be boiled down to one simple measure: emissions” (July 21st 2022). An edited version was published by The Economist on August 11th 2022 and is available here.
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PRI consultation response on Exposure Draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards
The PRI welcomes the publication of Exposure Draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) by the European Financial Advisory Group (EFRAG) and is broadly supportive of their content. Our recommendations seek to ensure that reporting under the ESRS meets the information needs of responsible investors.
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PRI consultation response on International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Exposure Drafts
The PRI supports the ISSB’s mission to deliver a high-quality global baseline of sustainability-related financial disclosures and welcomes the structure and content of Exposure Drafts. Our recommendations seek to ensure that reporting under IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards meets the information needs of responsible investors.
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The ASCOR Project: Progress report
The Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) Project has been established to create a tool giving investors a common understanding of sovereign exposure to climate risk and of how governments plan to transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Understanding Investors’ Data Needs
There are large gaps in decision-useful data for investors on sustainability-related issues, particularly outside of climate. Corporate reporting standard setters (e.g. the International Sustainability Standards Board), policy makers and regulators are working to fill these gaps through new sustainability-related disclosure standards.
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Leading Financial Market Participants Call for Stronger Alignment of Regulatory and Standard Setting Efforts around Sustainability Disclosure
WBCSD, IFAC and the PRI call for alignment between disclosure requirements on sustainability-related information currently under development at the international level, in the United States and the European Union.
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Reflecting on the discussion: Investing for sustainability impact in Japan (和訳）
「インパクトをもたらす投資に関する法的枠組み：投資意思決定におけるサステナビリティ・インパクト」（原文：「A Legal Framework for Impact: sustainability impact in investor decision-making」、以下「LFIレポート」）公表後、責任投資原則（PRI）日本ポリシーチームはウェビナーを開催し、レポートに含まれる法的分析から読み取れる政策的な示唆について関連分野の専門家に講演頂きました。本ウェビナーでは、金川国際法律事務所、金融庁、第一生命保険株式会社、及びPRI日本事務局に登壇頂きました。
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Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Reporting for the Private Equity Sector
A report developed by the Initiative Climat International (iCI) with ERM, enables GPs to establish processes for carbon footpring data collection and thereby improve the quality of their GHG emissions reporting.
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Engaging on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards
Under PRI’s Driving Meaningful Data program, we will work with our signatories to engage and provide feedback on the developments around the European Sustainability Reporting Standards.
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Bringing together sovereign debt investors and index providers
Investors in sovereign debt met with six index providers to discuss opportunities, and challenges, in creating ESG indexes for the asset class. This workshop summary includes ideas and insights from both groups.
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Reflecting on the discussion: Investing for sustainability impact in Japan
Representatives from a Japanese asset owner, regulator and law firm discussed A Legal Framework for Impact in a webinar sponsored by the PRI. Read more in this summary of the event.
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Reflecting on the discussion: Investing for sustainability impact in the UK
An expert panel discusses the application in the UK of the research in the ground-breaking report A Legal Framework for Impact. This article summarises the discussion during the PRI-sponsored webinar on investing for sustainability impact.
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Engaging the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Under the PRI’s Driving Meaningful Data program, we will work with our signatories to engage with the ISSB as it works to develop a global baseline of sustainability-related financial disclosure standards.
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PRI Statement on SEC publication of draft proposal for climate-related disclosure
In response to the SEC’s vote to publish for public comment the rule titled, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”, the PRI released the following statement from Head of U.S. Policy Greg Hershman.
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PRI Commentary
CSS 08/08/2022Commenting on the passage of the US Inflation Reduction Act through the Senate, Gregory Hershman, Head of US Policy at the Principles for Responsible Investment, comments: “The Senate’s approval of $369 billion in climate-related funding is a much-needed jump start for efforts to combat climate ...
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2021 year in review a progress update
Climate action 100+ latest Progress Update was released in January 2022 and covers key highlights from the initiative’s activity in 2021. Key elements include:
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Regulating Corporate Political Engagement
Investors need effective regulations to ensure corporate political engagement is a force for good and aligns with investors’ long-term interests and responsible investment objectives. To help investors navigate the current regulatory landscape around corporate political engagement, the PRI has worked with the OECD to map out hard and soft laws ...
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FCA sustainability disclosure requirements and investment labels
The PRI respond to a consultation from the FCA that seeks initial views on new sustainability disclosure requirements (SDR) for asset managers and FCA-regulated asset owners, as well as a new classification and labelling system for sustainable investment products.
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Department for work and pensions (DWP) climate and investment reporting: setting expectations and empowering savers
The PRI respond to a consultation from DWP on proposals on Paris-aligned climate reporting and investment stewardship for occupational pension schemes.
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A Below 2C Outcome? Possible - But 1.5 Deg? Not yet
Pete Betts, Former Lead Negotiator on Climate for the EU and UK, and Senior Advisor to IPR reflects on the post Glasgow outlook
